Copy the following venn diagram in your notebook. Then, using all of the sources above, compare each polis by filling in the proper area in the venn diagram.
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Assignment 6-5
Athens Creates Democracy (p.264-265)
Democracy is a type of government in which people rule themselves instead of being ruled by one person like a King.
-500 BCE, Athenian leader Cleisthenes (KLYS-thuh-neez) develops world's first democracy in Athens
-At the Assembly, they discussed, debated, and, finally, voted on important issues such as changing voting laws or how to fight the Persians who wanted to control Greece.
-The assembly always started with a pig sacrifice to honor the gods.
Assignment 6-3
Directions: Read the following information about the Minoans and the Mycenaeans and then answer the questions that follow in your notebook.
The Origins of the Greeks
The Minoans:
Minoan culture developed on the island of Crete in approximately 3,000 B.C.E. Minoan palace murals (wall paintings) and painted pottery show us a great sea culture, fueled by fishing, farming, and local arts. The Minoans were master sailors and set up long-distance trade routes with Spain, Egypt, Canaan, and Asia Minor. Socially, the Minoans were an egalitarian (equal) culture, with both men and women holding respected positions in the fields of religion, agriculture, and craftwork. Recreation enjoyed by the Minoans included dancing to music and song, "bull-leaping" - and boxing, complete with boxing gloves and mouth guards. The remarkable peace-loving character of the Minoan civilization is obvious because they didn't have fortresses, war equipment, and painted battle scenes among the remains of their settlements. The Minoan civilization is historically important to Greece because it was the model for the Mycenaean (pronounced my-sih-NEE-in) civilization which is considered the earliest developed culture on mainland Greece.
The Mycenaeans:
Mycenae was settled in 2,700 B.C.E. Most of the myths about ancient Greek heroes and their famous battles come to us from the Mycenaeans. Later Greek poets such as Homer used these tales in their writings. The Mycenaeans spoke an early form of the Greek language, and developed an agricultural economy based on grains, grapes, and olives. Like the Minoans, they traded by sea with Egypt and Asia Minor. Unlike the Minoans, the Mycenaeans devoted most of their energies to developing a strong military. The circular royal tombs of Mycenae reveal collections of decorated uniforms, elaborate helmets, chariots, daggers, and axes. Horses were also extremely important to the Mycenaeans, as they were the vehicles of war. Mycenaean documents suggest that their society was hierarchical, with kings and soldiers in positions of power at the top of society, and prisoners of war who became slaves at the bottom of society who served the kings and soldiers. Other than artwork showing religious festivals and musical performances, very few artifacts of entertainment were left by the Mycenaeans.
1. What did the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations have in common? 2. In what ways were the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations different? 3. Why do you think so many aspects of Minoan civilization are found at Mycenae? 4. What other geographical areas, besides Mycenae, might Minoan civilization have influenced? 5. What aspects of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations would you expect to have survived in later periods of Greek history? 6. Using your textbook pages 256-257, explain how the decline of the Minoans and the Mycenaeans was similar.
Homework
Read these pages: Ancient Greek Environment Textbook pages 254-256
Note!-Good students take notes whether or not it is assigned.
Create a venn diagram using Pages comparing and contrasting the geography of Greece with that of either Egypt, or Mesopotamia.
Assignment 4-6 Sources:
1. Online Textbook page 157
2. Online Textbook pages 158-159
Directions:
Write your answers for this assignment in your NOTEBOOK.
Part 1
Using source number 1, write your own clear and complete sentences using of the following words. Remember that your sentences should show that you know the meanings of the words.
fasting
meditation
Part 2
Using source number 2, write about the following:
The Four Noble Truths
Clearly summarize in 2-3 sentences (please don't just list the four truths)
Give one real-world example for each truth
The Eightfold Path
Clearly summarize in 2-3 sentences (please don't just list the eight parts)
Explain how you are following at least two of the eight parts of the path in your life today
Explain how you are NOT following two of the eight parts of the path in your life today
Part 3
Using source number 2, create a clear and neat Venn diagram showing the differences and similarities between Hinduism and Buddhism.
After completing your Understanding How Ashoka's Edicts Helped Unify Indiasheet answer the following comprehension questions:
1. What are the main ideas expressed in Ashoka's edicts? I think one of the main ideas were to e nice to others and follow your dharma. Also, that stuff are there to make man kind more comfortable for example medicine and stops for humans to rest at. 2. What are some of the ways in which Ashoka's leadership promoted unity in India?It is very religious and Ashoka tried telling his men not to constantly fight and kill each others3. In what ways did Ashoka's Buddhist beliefs contribute to the unification of India?There was a rule about having inspectors come in and checking if everything is in place and is okay. They would send people that had nothing to do with the city and tell them to inspect so it wouldn't be unfair. 4. In addition to the edicts, what else might have contributed to the unification of India during this time period?Wars and fights to conquer.
5. Explain how one of the edicts you examined could be catagorized another way
==(i.e. instead of Buddhist Values it could also concern Justice)For the justice one that said about the inspectors coming in and checking everyone if they are okay. And they were fair. I think that it could be security because it could actually save someone in some way because the inspectors comes in. Also it could be Buddhism values also. ---- ==
Use the website above and what you have learned in class so far to answer these questions about the early Indus River Governments.
1. Why would having a central government help in planning and organizing a city?
Because it would be central. And the rulers would be Rajahs who would help plan and organize a city.
2. Who were Rajahs?
Rulers of the city.
3. What is a Guru?
A type of a teacher that would stay with his/her students until their students were 20 years old.
4. What subjects were taught in school?
Religion was taught a lot in the school because it was really important. And also religion nature.
5. Who was in charge of the government?
Priests were in charge of the government
6. Why did people look up to the priests?
Because they were the highest people in the city and they were in charge of the government also. And they were the ones who made the offering to the gods.
Assignment 4-4 Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.
1. What varna were you in during the caste system simulation?
I was the merchant. I was above the slaves but below the law makers and the gods.
2. What was your favorite part about the caste system simulation? Why?
When we treated other people unequally. Also when I saw people sing and dance and do pushups.
When I got to yell at the slaves! And also when we treated people differently.
3. What part of the simulation made you angry, upset, or frustrated? Why?
I got frustrated because people didn't listen to me well and I couldn't talk to my friends because they weren't in the same position as me.
4. Do you think this system is fair? Why or why not?
i think it's fair because the manager or the person who is leading should get the most respect. But the workers beneath shouldn't get the same respect. But, that doesn't mean we should give them respect. We should give them respect, but only a slightly more to the manager.
5. Do you think a society should organize people into social classes? Why or Why not?
I thought it was fair, but I think that the society shouldn't organize people into social classes because of the inequality. For example, the Brahmans made the slaves and the merchants do stuff for them. For instance like getting water. But, it shouldn't be like this because in the "Real World" No matter what, if you are a company, you should respect others like you'd want them to treat you. Assignment 4-2 Website: Indus Valley
Use the website above to answer these questions. Write your answers in complete sentences with clear details on your wiki page.
1. What was discovered during the excavations of Mohenjo-Daro?
2. How is Mohenjo-Daro similar to our cities today?
3. What can we learn from archaeological discoveries (such as artifacts and city construction) in Mohenjo-Daro?
4. Give clear and specific information about how people lived in Mohenjo-Daro. In your answer, you have to talk about the artifacts that you discovered and put into the museum.
5. What do we know about the Priest-King?
6. What was the Great Bath and how was it used?
Assignment 4-3 Source:
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Archeologists Ideas Mohenjo-Daro.pdf
Think about the activity we did in class as archeologists in Mohenjo-Daro. Using the source above, your ideas, and the notes you took about archeologists ideas, answer the following questions clearly and completely on your wiki page. Each answer should be at least two sentences long with specific information.
1. What have you learned about daily life in Mohenjo-Daro from this activity?
I learned that in daily life in Mohenjo-Daro that everything in the society depended on the specialization of labor. Also people are very busy and it is really modern. It has all the plumbing, houses that were firm and it was just like a regular city.
2. Which characteristics of civilization do you see represented in the artifacts you looked at? Explain.
On these artifacts I saw the specialization of labor.
3. In what ways do you think Mohenjo-Daro was like a modern city?
I think that the vast plumbing made mohenjo daro like a modern city. Also, the big wells and those things made me feel excited because it felt like it was one of those old cities, but not too old to have crumbled walls and no plumbing system.
4. Why do you think it is difficult for us to know exactly what life was like in ancient civilizations like those in the Indus-Sarasvati region?
Because there is not a lot of evidence from their writing. ALso, they don't have a lot of writing anyways.
5. What do you think might have contributed to the decline of Mohenjo-Daro?
Invasions from another city might have contributed to the decline of Mohenjo-Daro.
Assignment 4-1
A. What have you learned about daily life in Mohenjo-Daro from this activity?
I learned that the games, weighs, and pools are the same with modern people. THe statues are showing what people looked like in there and it looked like rich people, they actually had Men who wore jewlery. And I think it is very exciting becuase it is really modern than any other places that we learned about. B. Which aspects of daily life do you see represented in the picture that the artist drew?
That the city was really modern with people trading in the city. C. In what ways do you think Mohenjo-Daro was like a modern city?
I think I thought it was modern because it had a lot of stuff that were cool. Especially I thought the bath Pool was really funny while being interesting, because I could have never thought about the people in that city to have a pool! D. Why do you think it is difficult for us to know exactly what life was like in ancient civilizations like those in the Indus-Sarasvati region?
I think it is difficult to know because there aren't a lot of history in there. E. What do you think might have contributed to the decline of Mohenjo-Daro?
LIke being a modern city compared to OUR city now. It is really the same.
Assignment 3-8
Now that we are finished with the ancient Egypt unit, I would like you to reflect on what you have learned about ancient Egypt. Please complete these sentences clearly and with specific details. Write the answers on your wiki page. If you need reminders of what we did, just scroll through the assignments on this page or look through your notes.
1. The single most important thing I learned was... The single most important thing I learned was about the new kingdom, old, and middle. It was the most informative, while being the most fun I think. In the new, old, and middle kingdom, I liked the Djoser pharaoh the best. I don't know why. I just like that pharaoh because he made the step pyramid. 2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was... Something that confused me the most was about the after life's gate and the dragon who ate the liver and heart. But now when I think about it, it is very funny! 3. What surprised me the most was... That Hatsepsut was a pharaoh that wasn't supposed a pharaoh. 4. I would like to know more about... I would like to know more about the new kingdom because there was only a paragraph about it. And to say the truth, the new kingdom was the most interesting out of all of them because there was the most about religious conflict. And I could connect to it cause I am christian. 5. The part that I think I will always remember was... About Hatsepsut. It is so weird that she took over her niece's place because he was too young. But even though he was old enough after a few years she ignored him and didn't give him her place on her throne. And then the niece chipped off everything about her and it is thought that he killed her. But it is good that she took over for years because he was a bad pharaoh. Assignment 3-7 Ancient Egypt Topic Peer Assessment
Go to our YouTube Channel and login using the username and password given in class.
You will assess your classmates' videos using the rubric for the ancient Egypt project and by answering the questions below. Each answer must be at leasttwo sentences long.
Post your assessment in the comments section under each classmate's video. Please make sure you include your first name only or your comment will be deleted.
You must comment on four classmates' videos:
classmate above your name
classmate below your name
two other classmates of your choice
(Note: YouTube has a 500 word limit on comments. You might have to divide your assessment comments into two posts.)
1. How did your classmate make the video interesting and creative?
2. Was it easy to understand your classmates presentation including his/her voice? Why or why not?
3. Clearly explain two things you learned from your classmate's video.
4. How could your classmate improve his/her video?
Assignment 3-6
Due Dates:
A Block- Tuesday Feb. 23
B Block- Monday Feb. 22
F Block- Tuesday Feb. 23
Task: You are to research your assigned topic from Egyptian history and create a video presentation using iMovie or Keynote. The video presentation should be 3-4 minutes and include the following required elements:
Introduce your topic to the audience and explain the importance of your subject in Ancient Egypt.
Explain and show where your topic belongs on a map of Egypt. You may have to be creative with this part because your topic might not be from one area.
Present 5 interesting facts you have learned about your subject from your research. Include dates and/or which kingdom (old, middle, new).
Include appropriate images/video to make your presentation clear, interesting, original, and creative.
Use your own voice for the audio part of your presentation.
You (and your partner) must appear in the video for at least 30 seconds as you present your information.
Conclude your presentation by restating the significance (importance) of your topic to history.
Use at least four different sources. At least one of your sources must be from the KIS Library Resources. At least one resource should be a book.
Cite any images that you use at the end.
Cite your sources at the end.
Helpful Hints
Follow the steps above in order. Your research will be first, then you will start working on the iMovie.
You will be asked to show your progress on this project in every class before the due date. Your progress will be graded.
Originality and creativity will be rewarded with a higher grade. For example, if you draw some of your images you will get a more points than someone who just copies images from the Internet.
Read the information here about the three kingdoms in ancient Egypt. The problem with these three paragraphs is that each paragraph does not have specific details or evidence. Your task is to find specific details and evidence from our textbook for the information presented in each paragraph about each kingdom. Then re-write the paragraph adding the new specific details and evidence you found. Write the new paragraph on your wiki page. Part 1 The Old Kingdom (2700 BCE - 2200 BCE)
Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 98-100 in our textbook.
Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...
Pyramids (definition, examples, construction details)
Workers
Importance of the pyramids
The Old Kingdom (2700 BCE-2200 BCE):Pharaohs had absolute power and were considered gods on earth. But that's not why this kingdom is nicknamed "The Pyramid Age". Pharaohs were buried in pyramidsonlyduring this time period in history. After building a few pyramids, at great expense to the state, it occurred to pharaohs that pyramids were rather easy to spot, and thus, much easier to rob than a hidden tomb. Things changed during the middle kingdom.
Pyramids: A pyramid is a big triangle shaped tomb chamber that are made for pharaohs. Pyramids aren't just made
for regular people. It is made for the pharaoh. The pharaoh was a god that was sent to earth to help the people. They
built the pyramid and they mummified them because they thought the pharaohs were supposed to have an after life.
The people who were in lower class in the pyramid, which were peasants and farmers helped build the pyramids. They
were called workers. They worked for the king/pharaoh. One example of a pyramid is the great pyramid of Khufu. IT is
known by a great deal of people because it is the biggest pyramid and the pharaoh was a very good pharaoh. People
believe that the pyramid was built by a lot of people. And they still don't know how they made it because they didn't
have machines and stuff.
on the scale of one - four...
I am...
a 3 Part 2 The Middle Kingdom (2100 BCE - 1800 BCE)
Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 101-102 in our textbook.
Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...
the difference with the Old Kingdom
what life was like during this time
wars or battles and who was involved
The Middle Kingdom (2100 BCE-1800 BCE): The middle kingdom was Egypt's Golden Age. Trade flourished, arts and literature flourished. Egypt built strong armies to defend herself against her neighbors. During the time period of the middle kingdom, pharaohs were expected to be good kings and wise rulers. And pharaohs were buried in hidden tombs, all over the place. Most probably, there are tombs yet to be discovered because they were hidden so well.
on the scale of one - four...
I am...
a 2
The middle kingdom: The middle kingdom was called the Egyptians Golden Age. It was called the Egyptian's Golden age because their trading was going very well and they fought off intruders very well too. (which was their "Neighbors") So because of that, you would have to think the pharaohs were good rules and good kings to lead his/her people. That's why I think they buried them so well that the scientists can't find it yet. I think I also heard that whoever buried the pharaoh had to be killed so nobody would know where they buried the pharaoh.
Part 3 The New Kingdom (1500 BCE - 1000 BCE)
Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 101-103 in our textbook.
Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...
the causes of the growth of trade
what life was like in an empire
wars or battles (invasions) and who was involved
The New Kingdom was when the Egyptians had their most best time of glory because their trade was going really well and and their art was too. Also, they won tons of wars. But the pharaohs were so afraid that the other militaries would fight them, so they invaded every little military groups that invaded long time ago. THe good thing was that it made the Egypt into an empire. And also made them really really rich. Also, the trade went more better then last time because beside the nile river, the trades went better after conquering. So thats why Egypt was stronger and more scary but it didn't stop the invaders still. One of the best pharaohs in the New Kingdom, King Ramses tried to conquer Hittites but none of them won. And also King Ramses conquered Tahenu, and won and expanded the Egyptian's land.
Assignment 3-4 Part 1: Go to this site and read about the different Egyptian gods and goddesses. Choose one of these that you would like to be and explain why you would like to be that god or goddess. Then choose one that you wouldnotwant to be and explain why. Make sure your explanations are middle school quality explanations.
1. I would want to be Anu because he is the one who seperated the earth and sky. And he is known for being the god of the gods. So I think I would get fairly amount of respect
and also, I think he was really really pure like he did nothing bad in his life. Like not even stepping on grass.
2. I wouldn't want to be Anzu because he gets killed for stealing something that was not his. And I think he shouldn't be treated as a god either.
Part 2: Compare these Egyptian gods and goddesses with the Mesopotamian gods and goddesses. Did you find similar gods? Name the gods/goddesses and clearly explain the similarities? Why do you think they are similar even though Egypt and the Mesopotamian civilizations were different? A. I think Lammasu was similar to Anzu because they both had lion heads.
B. I think they were similar because they were gods who guarded the people from demons and stuff so they were thought to be similar even though Egypt and the Mesopotamia's civilizations were different.
Why did Egyptians want to preserve dead bodies? To honor them even though they are dead. They believed in after life.
How did they preserve bodies? What is this process of preservation called?It's called mummification.
Explain how the brain was removed from the dead body. Why was the brain removed? You get something like a stick and stick it through one nostril. Then push it out of another.
Name the four internal organs that were removed from the body. What was done with these organs? Lungs, liver, intestine, and kidney. They put it in a jar with different animal heads on the top.
What did they do with the heart? Why? THey put it on the natron so that what they believed, which is the spirit would be still left.
What is natron and why was it used? Using your scribble map of Egypt, name the area where natron came from. Natron was this stuffing they put in the pharaoh's body after they took the lungs and stuff out.
How was linen used during mummification?It was inside the pharaoh.
What are amulets and how were they used? Give two examples of amulets that were used and explain why they were used.
What happens to the body after it was mummified? They get full of jewelry and get decorated.
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Assignment 3-2=
Source: Pages 93 & 94 in your online textbook and refer to your river boat tour notes
Directions: Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.
1. Read the If YOU were there section. How do you feel about working for the pharaoh?
I would feel good because I am working under a PARAOH which is a god and a king.
2. Eventually the Third Dynasty began in ancient Egypt. The Third Dynasty was the beginning of what historians call Old Kingdom When did it start and end? 2700 B.C to 2200 BC.
3. Explain how ancient Egyptians felt about their country and their pharaoh.
They felt good because they believed that they came down from heaven to earth to help Egypt stay in place.
4. What were the responsibilities of the pharaoh? They were responsible for keeping Egypt safe from the invaders.
5. What is best known about the famous pharaoh, Khufu? Can you name a specific monument built for him? The Great pyramid of Giza and he's famous because he built that.
6.a. Clearly explain the structure of society in the Old Kingdom. (Note: This should be a long answer.) Egyptians believed that having a well ordered society will keep their country strong and they believed there would be no evil. There was a big pyramid in the order of society. The pharaoh was first, then the nobles, craftsmen, and then farmers and servants.
6.b. What may be some advantages and disadvantages of such a large segment of the population being farmers, servants, and slaves? The advantages are that they go work for the pharaoh. But also, the bad thing is that they have to work every single day.
6.c. What did farmers do during flood season? They worked for the pharaoh for building stuff.
7. Clearly explain trading in ancient Egypt (what was traded and who they traded with).
The Egyptian traded Ostrich feathers, copper, gold, slaves, stones, ivory, and leopard skin.
8. Define the wordacquire. Useacquirein an original sentence. Acquire means to own something, or something to like and not being able to stop. sentence:
9. Using the drawing of Egyptian society on page 94, explain where Viziers would be placed?
They should be placed under the pharaoh because they were in high place.
Assignment 1
Sources:
Carefully read your online textbook pages 88 and 89. (Note: Make sure you scroll down on page 89 to see more information.)
Use the map above, the maps in the Egypt Resources wiki page, or your Scribble Map search function
Directions:
Your task is to label a map of the Nile River and ancient Egypt on your current Scribble Map. You must mark, label, or represent famous sites, cities, and other objects. Label everything carefully. (Note: Mark means use a marker, labelmeans use a text label, represent means draw a symbol to show the item.)
You must also provide an image and a description for some of the labels. Each description must be at least three sentences long and must be clear, detailed, and specific. Your description should give us clear information to help us understand the item or place and why it was so important for ancient Egyptians.
1. Represent and label the Nile’s Sixth Cataract to the First Cataract.
Done
2. Label the Red Sea.
Done
3. Represent three mines and three quarries. Provide an image and a description for each mine and quarry.
4. Represent and label these historic sites: the Valley of the Kings, the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Sphinx, Abu Simbel, the Pharos (lighthouse in the port of Alexandria), the Bahriya Oasis and the Farafra oasis (include palm trees). Provide an image and a description for each historic site.
5. Mark these cities: Abydos, Thebes, Giza, Hermopolis, Memphis, Bubastis, Rosetta, Alexandria, Meroe, Khartoum, and Elephantine
6. Label these geographical features: the Western Desert, the Eastern Desert, the Nile Delta (include animals found here), the Sinai Peninsula, the Wadi el-Natrun, the Mediterranean Sea, the Gulf of Suez, the Nubian Desert. Include animals of the desert. Provide an image and a description for each geographical feature.
7. Label Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt.
Assignment 2-8 =
Source: Read pages 76 and 77 in your online textbook
Directions: Review Pages 76-77 and choose one of the groups below. Research the group you have chosen (two links are provided for each already) and complete The Characteristics of Civilization Chart for the civilization you have chosen. Write clear and detailed answers in the chart, on your wiki page.
Characteristics of Civilization
The Six Characteristics of a Civilization: 1. A system of government that directs and controls some actions of the members of the society. 2. A regular food supply that is not likely to suddenly change. 3. Specialization of labor, in which members of the society perform different jobs. 4. Different social levels, in which some members of the society are given higher status than others. 5. A highly developed culture including art, architecture, music, literature, science, and writing. 6. A religious system, which might include priests and temples.Civilization Name:
Six Characteristics of Civilization
Evidence for Characteristic
Explanation
A system of government that directs and controls some actions of the members of Government
The government's decision was a decision of living and death.
Small handful of crimes were handful of crimes for Hitties.
A regular Food Supply
It's like a regular food supply that never changes. Like the corn that the farmers plant and stuff.
Labor
Different types of stuff they can do.
It is the labor which other people have different jobs and different levels. Hamurrabi was good at making clothes for the army and making iron.
Different social members.
Different social members
Different social members include such things as Presidents, judges, CEO, teachers, and then other jobs are different social members. The judges judge if you did wrong or right.
art, music and special types of things.
The hitties had a lot of art music and art.
Especially writing, science, and architecture are still part of us, today.
They had writing, music and art.
A religion system including priests, and temple.
Hitties are religious.
A religion system that includes priests and temples are part of praying and stuff. They adopted a lot of gods from Babylonian places. And also they believed Jews.
Was it difficult to find evidence for the culture you picked? Why or why not?
Source: Read pages 74 and 75 in your online textbook
Directions: Read the questions/directions carefully and write clear and detailed answers on your wiki page.
1. Read the "If you were there..." section on page 74. How will you advise the King?
I would advise him not to be too hard on people because the punishment is unfair to the people that did in accidently or, maybe had to do it for their families.
2. What happened to Ur by 2000 BCE? They lost the power of what they did.
3. Where was Babylon located? It was located in Eu/phr
4. Who became the king of Babylon? When did he become king? Hammurabi. And he became a king at 1792 BCE
5. What is a monarch? A king or a head of state.
6. After conquering all of Mesopotamia, what did Hammurabi call his empire? Babylonian Empire is what he called it.
7. Hammurabi was a great warrior and leader. What other skills did he have? He ruled the most biggest Empire.
8. What is Hammurabi's Code? What areas of daily life did the code cover? The codes are like rules so if Hummurabi's people don't listen to the code then he punishes them by killing or letting them get eaten by the lions. (kidding)
9. Give two reasons why Hammurabi's Code was important. BEcause it was his rules and i think he killed just about everybody who didn't follow. And I think that is most important because, well, who wants to die by a mistake?
10. What eventually happened to the Babylonian Empire? How is this similar to what happened to the Akkadian Empire? It disappeared after time.
11. Read the different laws in the Code of Hammurabi on this site and choose three that you think are interesting.Copythe three laws and their numbers onto your page. Then for each law, explain why you think it's interesting. You can write about if you disagree or agree with the law or if you think the law is a good law or a cruel law.
162. If a man marry a woman, and she bear sons to him; if then this woman die, then shall her father have no claim on her dowry; this belongs to her sons.
252. If he kill a man's slave, he shall pay one-third of a mina.
250. If while an ox is passing on the street (market) some one push it, and kill it, the owner can set up no claim in the suit (against the hirer).
This is not good because it is unfair to the people.
Assignment 2-6 After playing the Trader's Circuit, answer the following questions in complete sentences on your page. You can copy and paste these questions into your page. Then copy and paste your questions and answers onto your discussion tab. Then go to the discussion tabs of at least three other classmates and make good quality middle school comments about your classmates answers to the questions about the Trader's Circuit game. You can make comments to your classmates like if you agree or disagree or comments about how good their answers and ideas are. Trader's Circuit questions 1. What part of the game did you like the best? Why? When I got Monoply I felt the best because it feels like you got something really precious and no one else has got it. 2. During the game, how did you feel and why did you feel that way? I felt greedy because I wanted to get monoply before any body else had the same things as me and I didn't like the prices because they went up and down and some people were like Give me it for FREE! So then I felt more greedy and didn't give them. 3. What part of the game was difficult for you? Communicating. 4. In your opinion, what advantage is there to having a monopoly of an entire product/resource such as dates or jewelry? My opinion is that then, no one else will have the supplies and then everybody will have to come to you to buy them, whenever it is cheap or expensive. 5. What part of the game would you change if you played it again? Why? Communication because it was really hard to communicate because everybody was yelling and screaming. 6. In this game, was it better to cooperate with another player or to be selfish and try to get all the products/resources for yourself? Why? To be selfish because it is all you can depend on if it was a real trade. That is your living so you want to be greedy about it. Not too greedy though!
Assignment 2-5
Use your online textbook pages 63 & 64 to answer these questions clearly and with details on your wiki page. Make sure to look through the whole page in your textbook and the links for the vocabulary when answering some of the questions.
Where did the Akkadians live? They lived in the north part of sumer.
What was their relationship with the Sumerians like before the 2300s B.C.E.? It didn't have wars and stuff so that really means that they were just getting a long fine.
Who was Sargon and what did he do? He was a king of Akkad. He fought in the wars.
What did Sargon establish? He established being the first king in the world.
Define 'empire'. Empire: A group of states or countries.
Explain two examples why Sargon is considered a great leader. Because he made a military thing.
How long did Sargon rule his empire? He ruled it for almost 50 years!
What eventually happened to the Akkadian Empire? Akkadian Empire apparently couldn't keep the empire after Sargon died.
Who eventually became the most powerful civilization in Mesopotamia again? A group named Sumeria.
Using the picture of the City-State of Ur, what can you see in the picture that shows Ur was an advanced city? There are lots of buildings and it looks like it was a safe place to live in.
1. Is Korea/ the U.S. a civilization according to the six characteristics explained in class? Provide one example from Korea/the U.S. for each characteristic.
Yes I think Korean has one of the characteristics in one of the 6 traits because I think it is from number five and 4 because in Korea there is a thing that some people are given higher status than other people. Like the people who leads the government and the president, gets respect, when to other people, you don't say hi to everybody on the street if you don't know them. But to the president, most people would say Hi. And there is a big big difference to jobs like I said about governing and stuff because the CEO's and the janitors are all the same people of course but usually the rate is different. For example if you have a CEO as a father, he is in the high side if you think about it. And for a janitor, he might be in the bottom or in the middle. That is usually how korean people respect and treat other people. Also, number 5 because we improved in culture and art, architecture, and science, writing and literature, and the last music. We went from traditional music to more advanced songs, and science we last time tried to launch a rocket and long time ago, we were trying to figure out how to use wire and stuff like that. 2. Does a civilization, in your opinion, need to have all of the characteristics mentioned? Why or why not?
I think there is need to be all the characteristics mentioned even though this one doesn't, because I think that for students like us to know and stuff it is better to have all the characteristics. Even though we don't memorize it, and just even look through it, it is much more better to know the whole thing. Even though it is okay with six.
The Six Characteristics of a Civilization: 1. A system of government that directs and controls some actions of the members of the society.
2. A regular food supply that is not likely to suddenly change.
3. Specialization of labor, in which members of the society perform different jobs.
4. Different social levels, in which some members of the society are given higher status than others.
5. A highly developed culture including art, architecture, music, literature, science, and writing.
6. A religious system, which might include priests and temples.
Assignment 2-4 Assignment 2-3
Please read pages 56-59 from your online textbook and answer these questionsclearly and in complete sentences on your wiki page.
1. How did the Fertile Crescent get its name?
Because the Fertile Crescent had a crescent in the land.
2. What was the most important factor in making Mesopotamia's farmland fertile?
The most important factor was water in making Mesopotamia's farmland. Tigers and ufraidy rivers.
3. In what ways did a Division of Labor contribute to the growth of Mesopotamia civilization?
They kind of had a war because of water, land, and buildings. They had Division of Labor to the growth of Mesopotamia civilization letting people have different jobs.
4. How might running large projects like the maintaining a large and complex irrigation system prepare people for running a government?
Because when they make a government, the lands and the buildings could form bigger and more complex. And when they have a government the
system will get better and better with a government. Having to build a government, you need to organize to a higher arcy.
Assignment 2.1
Answer the following questions and define the vocabulary (if any) clearly and with details on your wiki page. Use the links above from the Class Activity to help you answer the questions.
Event A: Food Shortage 1. What helped the human population to grow in Mesopotamia?
There were more food and supplies, and better shelters that were more big and strong. They also improved technology to make the human poluation grow and not die most of the time.
2. What does cultivate mean? Grow.
3. By 5000 B.C.E. what major problem did the farmers in the Zagros hills have? In 5000 B.C.E the farmers had a problem because they did have enough plants to grow and cultivate.
4. Using the choices in the critical thinking section of the activity, what is the best way to deal with the food shortage? Why? I think the best way is that for the farmers, they would have to crop more than they have because that can help by more farmers working maybe 8 hours a day.
Event B: Uncontrolled Water Supply 1. What two major problems did farmers have as they tried to grow their crops on the Mesopotamian river plains? The water flooded and then the farmers couldn't cultivate anymore with crops.
2. How did they solve these problems? Their success was depended upon their ability to control the water.
3. Where did the melted snow that caused flooding come from? From the mountains.
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Assignment 9
Now that we are finished with the Early Humans unit, I would like you to reflect on what you have learned about Early Humans. Please complete these sentences clearly and with specific details. Write the answers on your wiki page.
1. The single most important thing I learned was...
About Austrailiopithicus. It was fun learning about them, and it was cool that an Austraoliopithecus has a kind that is named Lucy. And it was really interesting that they walked on two legs.
2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was...
Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was about irragation but now I know what it is because we went over it in class.
3. What surprised me the most was...
The thing that surprised me the most was that Australioupithecus had the size of a brain that could fit 3 brains in our 1 brain. That has to be really small.
4. I would like to know more about...
I would like to learn more about Homo Habilis because we didn't go really far into Homo Habilis. We went farther with Austraileoupithecus.
5. The part that I think I will always remember was...
The part that I think I will always remember is that Australiopithecus was on two legs and that Homo Sapiens were called the Wise Men.
Assignment 8
Use these two videos about Catal Huyuk to answer these questionsclearlyandcompletelyon your wiki page.
1. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk that surprised you? Why did they surprise you?
1. One of the three things are the surgery. And the other one is irragation because someone figured out that
2. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk you knew already from class?
2. The houses, how they changed between a tent and a house that is round. Also, about food and agriculture.
3. Jookie is a 12 year old living in Catal Huyuk.Explainthree ways her life is different than yours. (Note: Simply saying you have cell phones and she doesn't is an unacceptable answer.)
A thing that is different is that she has to stay at home and do house work when we come to school to learn and have fun. Also she has to help her mom maybe to cook food for their family because it is harder than when we cook because we have pots and pans. And also she has a house that is made out of bricks but it was only for sleeping and maybe a little bit of fire. IT is different because her life would have been really harder than our life because in these days there are stuff that keeps us entertained for instance, books, TV, games and e.c.t. But I am sure Jookie didn't. So I think after finishing her mother's chores, she has nothing to do unless she has to do more chores. But now, if we are done with chores and everything, you can either read or watch TV or do your computer. Even though it might be boring, it still might be better than doing more chores.
Hominids and their Characteristics
1. Homo Sapiens: They started to make fire, and learned how to make fire for their living.
2. Homo Habilis: Homo Habilis usually is called the Handy Man because they made stuff that is handy.
3. Homo Erectus: The man that stands up on two feet.
4. Australiopithicus: The Brain is about 3 times less than our brain.
Aspects of Daily life effects notes
food source?
Vocabulary:
Time lines
Other notes:
Assignment 7 Make up 3 good questions for the test.
1. IF Neolithic Era began more than 10,000 years ago, then where was it started in?
2. Why is Homo Sapiens called "The wise men?"
3. For the later tools, what do you think ax is made out of?
1. What was the main difference between life in the Paleolithic period and life in the Neolithic period?
2. How did people's lives change as they began to domesticate plants and animals during the Neolithic period?
3. What are some advantages and disadvantages of the changes in daily life that occurred as a result of the development of agriculture?
1. The main difference was that they used more advanced tools in the Neolithic period and in the Paleolithic Era, they used more simpler tools. Such as rocks.
2. Some became farmers, and also, they started trading. For hunter and gatherers, they got a lot skin and wool. For farmers, at least some farmers, they had extra food. So that was why they started to trade. And also,they didn't have to move to hunt and get food. They could start eating animals that they domesticated and also, they started to know how to plant.
3. The advantage is that they when they didn't develop agriculture they had to hunt. But the disadvantage is that when they are developing agriculture that there is soon to be a lot of pollution with the engines and stuff like that
Assignment 6 Use your online textbook (p. 40 & p. 41) to answer these questionsclearlyandcompletely. Please put your answers on your wiki page.
1. Read the paragraph in the Beginnings of Agriculture section on p.40 and answer the question (How could this discovery change your life?).
Read The First Farmers and Plants section on p.41 and answer these questions:
2. What is another name for the New Stone Age?
3. What kinds of tools did people make during this time? What do you think they used these tools for?
4. In the textbook it says that people during the Neolithic period could nowmakefire. Which hominid would this be?
5. When we changed from gathering food to growing food, historians called it the Neolithic Revolution. Why do you think it's called a revolution?
6. What is the definition for the word 'domestication'?
7. Using the map on p.41, which animals were domesticated in Asia?
8. Using the map on p.41, where was corn first domesticated?
9. If you were a farmer, how would your life be different than a hunter and gatherer. Give three ways your life would be different.
2. Neolithic Era
3. They started making tools out of metal. They used it for sawing things and drilling things. They started to know more technology.
4. I think it is Homo Erectus.
5. Cause revolution usually is like a big change. For instance, industrial revolution is when they started making machine guns and machine things to win war.
6. Domestication means: The process of changing plants.
7. They produced rice and stuff like that in Asia.
8. It was first domesticated in Main.
9. IF you are a farmer, you could have some more luck finding food because you are not actually finding food. You are planting food, and then maybe you can eat it.
IF you were a hunter and a gatherer then that would be really hard to get food cause you need to find food.
For a farmer you can actually work harder because you stay in the sun for a long period of time and also, farmers do work in groups. THe hunter and gatherers do.
Assignment 5
Read pages 32-34 from your online textbook and answer these questionsclearly and in complete sentences on your wiki page.
Why do historians need archaeologists and anthropologists to study prehistory?
What might have been one advantage of walking completely upright?
What kind of tools did people use during the Paleolithic Era?
Design a stone and wood tool you could use to help you with your chores. Describe your tool in a sentence or two.
What is a hunter-gatherer?
In your opinion, what was the most important change brought by the development of language?
Define the boldfaced words above.
1. So we can at least know what the earlier humans did and what they made. Even though sometimes it is not accurate, we at least have a statement we can follow.
2. You could pick up things more easily.
3. One of an invention is a obsidian. IT is like a sharp blade that they used for hunting and cutting.
4. I would have something like a cloth and a wood on the end like a mop, but kind of different. Because you could use to clean the floor and clean your glasses, and your shoes. That would do some chores.
5. People who hunt animals and plants such as nuts and fruits to survive. But in a group.
6. In my opinion, the most important thing would be hunting because if it was important for something else, it would be hard to survive because you don't know how to communicate. For example, like going in one direction and the other person goes in another direction.
7. Prehistory: Is a time that was a long time ago. For example when there were cave men, that is prehistory.
tools: Tools are like something that you can use if you want to hunt something or if you want to do anything with it.
paleolithic Era:The First Era
hunter and gatherer: People who are together and hunt animals and look for plants to eat.
Assignment 4
Please read pages 29 & 30 from your online textbook and answer these questionsclearly and in complete sentences on your wiki page.
1. On which continent were Lucy and other hominids found?
1. Lucy was found in Africa
2. What is the scientific name of Lucy?
2. It is Australiopithecus.
3. How long ago did Lucy live?
3. About 3 million years ago.
4. What was an important step in human development?
4. The australiopithecus walked in 2 legs.
5. Describe and explain how these hominids are different from each other. Use the charts about the hominids on page 30 to help you with the answer.
Make sure your answer is clear and detailed.
Australopithecus: They walked on 2 legs
Homo habilis: Homo habilis was more closer to our shape than any other things.
Homo erectus: The scientists think that Homo erectus could build fire and walk on 2 legs also.
Homo sapiens: IT is known that everyone alive now, is part of homo sapiens.
6. Which hominid are you?
I am Homo sapiens. And maybe Homo habilis. KIDDING!
Assignment 1
Using your notes and page 4 from your online textbook, answer the following questions on your wiki page.
1. Were you born in a BCE year or an CE year?
2. Put the following dates in order: AD 2000, 3100 BC, 15 BCE, AD 476, AD 3, CE 1215
3. If you read that an event happened c. AD 1000, what would that mean? Type in the content of your page here.
Answers:
1. I was born in the year CE.
2. 3100 BC, 15 BCE, AD 2000, AD 476, CE 1215
3. c. AD 1000 is when people don't really know where they came from. Like the exact name and date they started to appear.
Please use horizontal rule. Assignment 2**
1. Is BCE and BC the same? Or is something more earlier?
1. Answer: They are both the same. It just matters about the number. For instance, 3000 BCE and 1000 BC, the 3000 BCE is earlier.
2. Between the year 1490's to 2000 what happened?
2. Answer: Columbus reaches the America. telephone is invented, color TV is invented.
3. What does AD stand for in this other word?
3. After Death
4. Incomplete
Assignment 3
1. What were your roles in the 'Creation of a Puppet Show' project?
2. What Problems did your group run into?
3. How did your group deal with these problems?
4. Identify two similarities between all of the origin stories.
5. Compare and Contrast any of the two origin stories presented in class (at least one paragraph).
1. My roles were Teffnut, first part of narrator and handing the waves.
2. My team ran into a problem that our puppets wouldn't look like the way it is supposed to.
3. We cut really like good so it will look nicer. Also, we tried it in the shadow.
4. They made humans by mistake or on purpose all the time.
5. The Ra made humans accidently but also, he kind of made gods because he was lonely. And the Chinese origin story is the same. She made humans because she was lonely. Ra made humans with tears. But with the Chinese origin story, they might use ropes to make people, but they made humans in the same feeling. Such as being lonely. Even though Ra made humans accidently they still had the same feeling.
Sources:
- Athens
- Corinth
- Sparta
Copy the following venn diagram in your notebook. Then, using all of the sources above, compare each polis by filling in the proper area in the venn diagram.Assignment 6-5
Athens Creates Democracy (p.264-265)
Democracy is a type of government in which people rule themselves instead of being ruled by one person like a King.
-500 BCE, Athenian leader Cleisthenes (KLYS-thuh-neez) develops world's first democracy in Athens
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-Cleisthenes set up the Assembly which was a large meeting of male citizens, sometimes about 6000 men. They met on a hill called a Pnyx (pah-NIKS).
-all citizens (except women, slaves, and foreigners) gathered in an Assembly. Slaves were sent out to force male citizens to go to the assembly
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-At the Assembly, they discussed, debated, and, finally, voted on important issues such as changing voting laws or how to fight the Persians who wanted to control Greece.
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-The assembly always started with a pig sacrifice to honor the gods.
Assignment 6-3
Directions: Read the following information about the Minoans and the Mycenaeans and then answer the questions that follow in your notebook.The Origins of the Greeks
The Minoans:
Minoan culture developed on the island of Crete in approximately 3,000 B.C.E. Minoan palace murals (wall paintings) and painted pottery show us a great sea culture, fueled by fishing, farming, and local arts. The Minoans were master sailors and set up long-distance trade routes with Spain, Egypt, Canaan, and Asia Minor. Socially, the Minoans were an egalitarian (equal) culture, with both men and women holding respected positions in the fields of religion, agriculture, and craftwork. Recreation enjoyed by the Minoans included dancing to music and song, "bull-leaping" - and boxing, complete with boxing gloves and mouth guards. The remarkable peace-loving character of the Minoan civilization is obvious because they didn't have fortresses, war equipment, and painted battle scenes among the remains of their settlements. The Minoan civilization is historically important to Greece because it was the model for the Mycenaean (pronounced my-sih-NEE-in) civilization which is considered the earliest developed culture on mainland Greece.
The Mycenaeans:
Mycenae was settled in 2,700 B.C.E. Most of the myths about ancient Greek heroes and their famous battles come to us from the Mycenaeans. Later Greek poets such as Homer used these tales in their writings. The Mycenaeans spoke an early form of the Greek language, and developed an agricultural economy based on grains, grapes, and olives. Like the Minoans, they traded by sea with Egypt and Asia Minor. Unlike the Minoans, the Mycenaeans devoted most of their energies to developing a strong military. The circular royal tombs of Mycenae reveal collections of decorated uniforms, elaborate helmets, chariots, daggers, and axes. Horses were also extremely important to the Mycenaeans, as they were the vehicles of war. Mycenaean documents suggest that their society was hierarchical, with kings and soldiers in positions of power at the top of society, and prisoners of war who became slaves at the bottom of society who served the kings and soldiers. Other than artwork showing religious festivals and musical performances, very few artifacts of entertainment were left by the Mycenaeans.
1. What did the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations have in common?
2. In what ways were the Minoan and the Mycenaean civilizations different?
3. Why do you think so many aspects of Minoan civilization are found at Mycenae?
4. What other geographical areas, besides Mycenae, might Minoan civilization have influenced?
5. What aspects of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations would you expect to have survived in later periods of Greek history?
6. Using your textbook pages 256-257, explain how the decline of the Minoans and the Mycenaeans was similar.
Homework
Read these pages:Ancient Greek Environment
Textbook pages 254-256
Note!-Good students take notes whether or not it is assigned.
Create a venn diagram using Pages comparing and contrasting the geography of Greece with that of either Egypt, or Mesopotamia.
Assignment 4-6 Sources:
- 1. Online Textbook page 157
- 2. Online Textbook pages 158-159
Directions:Write your answers for this assignment in your NOTEBOOK.
Part 1
Using source number 1, write your own clear and complete sentences using of the following words. Remember that your sentences should show that you know the meanings of the words.
- fasting
- meditation
Part 2Using source number 2, write about the following:
- The Four Noble Truths
- Clearly summarize in 2-3 sentences (please don't just list the four truths)
- Give one real-world example for each truth
- The Eightfold Path
- Clearly summarize in 2-3 sentences (please don't just list the eight parts)
- Explain how you are following at least two of the eight parts of the path in your life today
- Explain how you are NOT following two of the eight parts of the path in your life today
Part 3Using source number 2, create a clear and neat Venn diagram showing the differences and similarities between Hinduism and Buddhism.
After completing your Understanding How Ashoka's Edicts Helped Unify India sheet answer the following comprehension questions:
1. What are the main ideas expressed in Ashoka's edicts? I think one of the main ideas were to e nice to others and follow your dharma. Also, that stuff are there to make man kind more comfortable for example medicine and stops for humans to rest at. 2. What are some of the ways in which Ashoka's leadership promoted unity in India? It is very religious and Ashoka tried telling his men not to constantly fight and kill each others 3. In what ways did Ashoka's Buddhist beliefs contribute to the unification of India? There was a rule about having inspectors come in and checking if everything is in place and is okay. They would send people that had nothing to do with the city and tell them to inspect so it wouldn't be unfair. 4. In addition to the edicts, what else might have contributed to the unification of India during this time period? Wars and fights to conquer.
5. Explain how one of the edicts you examined could be catagorized another way
==(i.e. instead of Buddhist Values it could also concern Justice) For the justice one that said about the inspectors coming in and checking everyone if they are okay. And they were fair. I think that it could be security because it could actually save someone in some way because the inspectors comes in. Also it could be Buddhism values also. ----==
Assignment 4-5
Creating an Illustrated Ramayana Poem
Assignment 4-5
Creating an Illustrated Ramayana Poem
Activity 4-2 Unification of India- The Edicts of Ashoka
Assignment 4-5
Website: India-Government
Use the website above and what you have learned in class so far to answer these questions about the early Indus River Governments.
1. Why would having a central government help in planning and organizing a city?
Because it would be central. And the rulers would be Rajahs who would help plan and organize a city.
2. Who were Rajahs?
Rulers of the city.
3. What is a Guru?
A type of a teacher that would stay with his/her students until their students were 20 years old.
4. What subjects were taught in school?
Religion was taught a lot in the school because it was really important. And also religion nature.
5. Who was in charge of the government?
Priests were in charge of the government
6. Why did people look up to the priests?
Because they were the highest people in the city and they were in charge of the government also. And they were the ones who made the offering to the gods.
Assignment 4-4
Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.
1. What varna were you in during the caste system simulation?
I was the merchant. I was above the slaves but below the law makers and the gods.
2. What was your favorite part about the caste system simulation? Why?
When we treated other people unequally. Also when I saw people sing and dance and do pushups.
When I got to yell at the slaves! And also when we treated people differently.
3. What part of the simulation made you angry, upset, or frustrated? Why?
I got frustrated because people didn't listen to me well and I couldn't talk to my friends because they weren't in the same position as me.
4. Do you think this system is fair? Why or why not?
i think it's fair because the manager or the person who is leading should get the most respect. But the workers beneath shouldn't get the same respect. But, that doesn't mean we should give them respect. We should give them respect, but only a slightly more to the manager.
5. Do you think a society should organize people into social classes? Why or Why not?
I thought it was fair, but I think that the society shouldn't organize people into social classes because of the inequality. For example, the Brahmans made the slaves and the merchants do stuff for them. For instance like getting water. But, it shouldn't be like this because in the "Real World" No matter what, if you are a company, you should respect others like you'd want them to treat you.
Assignment 4-2
Website: Indus Valley
Use the website above to answer these questions. Write your answers in complete sentences with clear details on your wiki page.
1. What was discovered during the excavations of Mohenjo-Daro?
2. How is Mohenjo-Daro similar to our cities today?
3. What can we learn from archaeological discoveries (such as artifacts and city construction) in Mohenjo-Daro?
4. Give clear and specific information about how people lived in Mohenjo-Daro. In your answer, you have to talk about the artifacts that you discovered and put into the museum.
5. What do we know about the Priest-King?
6. What was the Great Bath and how was it used?
Assignment 4-3
Source:
Think about the activity we did in class as archeologists in Mohenjo-Daro. Using the source above, your ideas, and the notes you took about archeologists ideas, answer the following questions clearly and completely on your wiki page. Each answer should be at least two sentences long with specific information.
1. What have you learned about daily life in Mohenjo-Daro from this activity?
I learned that in daily life in Mohenjo-Daro that everything in the society depended on the specialization of labor. Also people are very busy and it is really modern. It has all the plumbing, houses that were firm and it was just like a regular city.
2. Which characteristics of civilization do you see represented in the artifacts you looked at? Explain.
On these artifacts I saw the specialization of labor.
3. In what ways do you think Mohenjo-Daro was like a modern city?
I think that the vast plumbing made mohenjo daro like a modern city. Also, the big wells and those things made me feel excited because it felt like it was one of those old cities, but not too old to have crumbled walls and no plumbing system.
4. Why do you think it is difficult for us to know exactly what life was like in ancient civilizations like those in the Indus-Sarasvati region?
Because there is not a lot of evidence from their writing. ALso, they don't have a lot of writing anyways.
5. What do you think might have contributed to the decline of Mohenjo-Daro?
Invasions from another city might have contributed to the decline of Mohenjo-Daro.
Assignment 4-1
A. What have you learned about daily life in Mohenjo-Daro from this activity?I learned that the games, weighs, and pools are the same with modern people. THe statues are showing what people looked like in there and it looked like rich people, they actually had Men who wore jewlery. And I think it is very exciting becuase it is really modern than any other places that we learned about.
B. Which aspects of daily life do you see represented in the picture that the artist drew?
That the city was really modern with people trading in the city.
C. In what ways do you think Mohenjo-Daro was like a modern city?
I think I thought it was modern because it had a lot of stuff that were cool. Especially I thought the bath Pool was really funny while being interesting, because I could have never thought about the people in that city to have a pool!
D. Why do you think it is difficult for us to know exactly what life was like in ancient civilizations like those in the Indus-Sarasvati region?
I think it is difficult to know because there aren't a lot of history in there.
E. What do you think might have contributed to the decline of Mohenjo-Daro?
LIke being a modern city compared to OUR city now. It is really the same.
Assignment 3-8
Now that we are finished with the ancient Egypt unit, I would like you to reflect on what you have learned about ancient Egypt. Please complete these sentences clearly and with specific details. Write the answers on your wiki page. If you need reminders of what we did, just scroll through the assignments on this page or look through your notes.1. The single most important thing I learned was...
The single most important thing I learned was about the new kingdom, old, and middle. It was the most informative, while being the most fun I think. In the new, old, and middle kingdom, I liked the Djoser pharaoh the best. I don't know why. I just like that pharaoh because he made the step pyramid.
2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was...
Something that confused me the most was about the after life's gate and the dragon who ate the liver and heart. But now when I think about it, it is very funny!
3. What surprised me the most was...
That Hatsepsut was a pharaoh that wasn't supposed a pharaoh.
4. I would like to know more about...
I would like to know more about the new kingdom because there was only a paragraph about it. And to say the truth, the new kingdom was the most interesting out of all of them because there was the most about religious conflict. And I could connect to it cause I am christian.
5. The part that I think I will always remember was...
About Hatsepsut. It is so weird that she took over her niece's place because he was too young. But even though he was old enough after a few years she ignored him and didn't give him her place on her throne. And then the niece chipped off everything about her and it is thought that he killed her. But it is good that she took over for years because he was a bad pharaoh.
Assignment 3-7 Ancient Egypt Topic Peer Assessment
Go to our YouTube Channel and login using the username and password given in class.
You will assess your classmates' videos using the rubric for the ancient Egypt project and by answering the questions below. Each answer must be at leasttwo sentences long.
Post your assessment in the comments section under each classmate's video. Please make sure you include your first name only or your comment will be deleted.
You must comment on four classmates' videos:
- classmate above your name
- classmate below your name
- two other classmates of your choice
(Note: YouTube has a 500 word limit on comments. You might have to divide your assessment comments into two posts.)1. How did your classmate make the video interesting and creative?
2. Was it easy to understand your classmates presentation including his/her voice? Why or why not?
3. Clearly explain two things you learned from your classmate's video.
4. How could your classmate improve his/her video?
Assignment 3-6
Due Dates:
A Block- Tuesday Feb. 23
B Block- Monday Feb. 22
F Block- Tuesday Feb. 23
Task: You are to research your assigned topic from Egyptian history and create a video presentation using iMovie or Keynote. The video presentation should be 3-4 minutes and include the following required elements:
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Assignment 3-5
Read the information here about the three kingdoms in ancient Egypt. The problem with these three paragraphs is that each paragraph does not have specific details or evidence. Your task is to find specific details and evidence from our textbook for the information presented in each paragraph about each kingdom. Then re-write the paragraph adding the new specific details and evidence you found. Write the new paragraph on your wiki page.Part 1
The Old Kingdom (2700 BCE - 2200 BCE)
Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 98-100 in our textbook.
Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...
The Old Kingdom (2700 BCE-2200 BCE): Pharaohs had absolute power and were considered gods on earth. But that's not why this kingdom is nicknamed "The Pyramid Age". Pharaohs were buried in pyramids only during this time period in history. After building a few pyramids, at great expense to the state, it occurred to pharaohs that pyramids were rather easy to spot, and thus, much easier to rob than a hidden tomb. Things changed during the middle kingdom.
Pyramids: A pyramid is a big triangle shaped tomb chamber that are made for pharaohs. Pyramids aren't just made
for regular people. It is made for the pharaoh. The pharaoh was a god that was sent to earth to help the people. They
built the pyramid and they mummified them because they thought the pharaohs were supposed to have an after life.
The people who were in lower class in the pyramid, which were peasants and farmers helped build the pyramids. They
were called workers. They worked for the king/pharaoh. One example of a pyramid is the great pyramid of Khufu. IT is
known by a great deal of people because it is the biggest pyramid and the pharaoh was a very good pharaoh. People
believe that the pyramid was built by a lot of people. And they still don't know how they made it because they didn't
have machines and stuff.
on the scale of one - four...
I am...
a 3
Part 2
The Middle Kingdom (2100 BCE - 1800 BCE)
Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 101-102 in our textbook.
Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...
The Middle Kingdom (2100 BCE-1800 BCE): The middle kingdom was Egypt's Golden Age. Trade flourished, arts and literature flourished. Egypt built strong armies to defend herself against her neighbors. During the time period of the middle kingdom, pharaohs were expected to be good kings and wise rulers. And pharaohs were buried in hidden tombs, all over the place. Most probably, there are tombs yet to be discovered because they were hidden so well.
on the scale of one - four...
I am...
a 2
The middle kingdom: The middle kingdom was called the Egyptians Golden Age. It was called the Egyptian's Golden age because their trading was going very well and they fought off intruders very well too. (which was their "Neighbors") So because of that, you would have to think the pharaohs were good rules and good kings to lead his/her people. That's why I think they buried them so well that the scientists can't find it yet. I think I also heard that whoever buried the pharaoh had to be killed so nobody would know where they buried the pharaoh.
Part 3
The New Kingdom (1500 BCE - 1000 BCE)
Specific details and evidence about this kingdom can be found on pages 101-103 in our textbook.
Your specific details and evidence should give more information about...
The New Kingdom was when the Egyptians had their most best time of glory because their trade was going really well and and their art was too. Also, they won tons of wars. But the pharaohs were so afraid that the other militaries would fight them, so they invaded every little military groups that invaded long time ago. THe good thing was that it made the Egypt into an empire. And also made them really really rich. Also, the trade went more better then last time because beside the nile river, the trades went better after conquering. So thats why Egypt was stronger and more scary but it didn't stop the invaders still. One of the best pharaohs in the New Kingdom, King Ramses tried to conquer Hittites but none of them won. And also King Ramses conquered Tahenu, and won and expanded the Egyptian's land.
Assignment 3-4 Part 1: Go to this site and read about the different Egyptian gods and goddesses. Choose one of these that you would like to be and explain why you would like to be that god or goddess. Then choose one that you would not want to be and explain why. Make sure your explanations are middle school quality explanations.
1. I would want to be Anu because he is the one who seperated the earth and sky. And he is known for being the god of the gods. So I think I would get fairly amount of respect
and also, I think he was really really pure like he did nothing bad in his life. Like not even stepping on grass.
2. I wouldn't want to be Anzu because he gets killed for stealing something that was not his. And I think he shouldn't be treated as a god either.
Part 2: Compare these Egyptian gods and goddesses with the Mesopotamian gods and goddesses. Did you find similar gods? Name the gods/goddesses and clearly explain the similarities? Why do you think they are similar even though Egypt and the Mesopotamian civilizations were different?
A. I think Lammasu was similar to Anzu because they both had lion heads.
B. I think they were similar because they were gods who guarded the people from demons and stuff so they were thought to be similar even though Egypt and the Mesopotamia's civilizations were different.
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Assignment 3-3
- Why did Egyptians want to preserve dead bodies? To honor them even though they are dead. They believed in after life.
- How did they preserve bodies? What is this process of preservation called?It's called mummification.
- Explain how the brain was removed from the dead body. Why was the brain removed? You get something like a stick and stick it through one nostril. Then push it out of another.
- Name the four internal organs that were removed from the body. What was done with these organs? Lungs, liver, intestine, and kidney. They put it in a jar with different animal heads on the top.
- What did they do with the heart? Why? THey put it on the natron so that what they believed, which is the spirit would be still left.
- What is natron and why was it used? Using your scribble map of Egypt, name the area where natron came from. Natron was this stuffing they put in the pharaoh's body after they took the lungs and stuff out.
- How was linen used during mummification?It was inside the pharaoh.
- What are amulets and how were they used? Give two examples of amulets that were used and explain why they were used.
- What happens to the body after it was mummified? They get full of jewelry and get decorated.
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Source: Pages 93 & 94 in your online textbook and refer to your river boat tour notes
Directions: Answer the following questions clearly and with details on your wiki page.
1. Read the If YOU were there section. How do you feel about working for the pharaoh?
I would feel good because I am working under a PARAOH which is a god and a king.
2. Eventually the Third Dynasty began in ancient Egypt. The Third Dynasty was the beginning of what historians call Old Kingdom When did it start and end? 2700 B.C to 2200 BC.
3. Explain how ancient Egyptians felt about their country and their pharaoh.
They felt good because they believed that they came down from heaven to earth to help Egypt stay in place.
4. What were the responsibilities of the pharaoh? They were responsible for keeping Egypt safe from the invaders.
5. What is best known about the famous pharaoh, Khufu? Can you name a specific monument built for him? The Great pyramid of Giza and he's famous because he built that.
6.a. Clearly explain the structure of society in the Old Kingdom. (Note: This should be a long answer.) Egyptians believed that having a well ordered society will keep their country strong and they believed there would be no evil. There was a big pyramid in the order of society. The pharaoh was first, then the nobles, craftsmen, and then farmers and servants.
6.b. What may be some advantages and disadvantages of such a large segment of the population being farmers, servants, and slaves? The advantages are that they go work for the pharaoh. But also, the bad thing is that they have to work every single day.
6.c. What did farmers do during flood season? They worked for the pharaoh for building stuff.
7. Clearly explain trading in ancient Egypt (what was traded and who they traded with).
The Egyptian traded Ostrich feathers, copper, gold, slaves, stones, ivory, and leopard skin.
8. Define the word acquire. Use acquire in an original sentence. Acquire means to own something, or something to like and not being able to stop. sentence:
9. Using the drawing of Egyptian society on page 94, explain where Viziers would be placed?
They should be placed under the pharaoh because they were in high place.
Assignment 1
Sources:
Directions:
1. Represent and label the Nile’s Sixth Cataract to the First Cataract.
Done
2. Label the Red Sea.
Done
3. Represent three mines and three quarries. Provide an image and a description for each mine and quarry.
4. Represent and label these historic sites: the Valley of the Kings, the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Sphinx, Abu Simbel, the Pharos (lighthouse in the port of Alexandria), the Bahriya Oasis and the Farafra oasis (include palm trees). Provide an image and a description for each historic site.
5. Mark these cities: Abydos, Thebes, Giza, Hermopolis, Memphis, Bubastis, Rosetta, Alexandria, Meroe, Khartoum, and Elephantine
6. Label these geographical features: the Western Desert, the Eastern Desert, the Nile Delta (include animals found here), the Sinai Peninsula, the Wadi el-Natrun, the Mediterranean Sea, the Gulf of Suez, the Nubian Desert. Include animals of the desert. Provide an image and a description for each geographical feature.
7. Label Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt.
Assignment 2-8 =
Source: Read pages 76 and 77 in your online textbook
Directions: Review Pages 76-77 and choose one of the groups below. Research the group you have chosen (two links are provided for each already) and complete The Characteristics of Civilization Chart for the civilization you have chosen. Write clear and detailed answers in the chart, on your wiki page.
Characteristics of Civilization
The Six Characteristics of a Civilization: 1. A system of government that directs and controls some actions of the members of the society. 2. A regular food supply that is not likely to suddenly change. 3. Specialization of labor, in which members of the society perform different jobs. 4. Different social levels, in which some members of the society are given higher status than others. 5. A highly developed culture including art, architecture, music, literature, science, and writing. 6. A religious system, which might include priests and temples.Civilization Name:
Six Characteristics of Civilization
Evidence for Characteristic
Explanation
They had writing, music and art.
Was it difficult to find evidence for the culture you picked? Why or why not?
Assyrians
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/westasia/history/assyrians.htmhttp://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/egypt/a/assyriaintro.htm
Hittites
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MESO/HITTITES.HTMhttp://www.historyforkids.org/learn/westasia/history/hittites.htm
Chaldeans
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/middle_east/nebuchadnezzar.htmlhttp://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/MESO/CHALDEAN.HTM
Assignment 2-7
Source: Read pages 74 and 75 in your online textbookDirections: Read the questions/directions carefully and write clear and detailed answers on your wiki page.
1. Read the "If you were there..." section on page 74. How will you advise the King?
I would advise him not to be too hard on people because the punishment is unfair to the people that did in accidently or, maybe had to do it for their families.
2. What happened to Ur by 2000 BCE? They lost the power of what they did.
3. Where was Babylon located? It was located in Eu/phr
4. Who became the king of Babylon? When did he become king? Hammurabi. And he became a king at 1792 BCE
5. What is a monarch? A king or a head of state.
6. After conquering all of Mesopotamia, what did Hammurabi call his empire? Babylonian Empire is what he called it.
7. Hammurabi was a great warrior and leader. What other skills did he have? He ruled the most biggest Empire.
8. What is Hammurabi's Code? What areas of daily life did the code cover? The codes are like rules so if Hummurabi's people don't listen to the code then he punishes them by killing or letting them get eaten by the lions. (kidding)
9. Give two reasons why Hammurabi's Code was important. BEcause it was his rules and i think he killed just about everybody who didn't follow. And I think that is most important because, well, who wants to die by a mistake?
10. What eventually happened to the Babylonian Empire? How is this similar to what happened to the Akkadian Empire? It disappeared after time.
11. Read the different laws in the Code of Hammurabi on this site and choose three that you think are interesting. Copy the three laws and their numbers onto your page. Then for each law, explain why you think it's interesting. You can write about if you disagree or agree with the law or if you think the law is a good law or a cruel law.
162. If a man marry a woman, and she bear sons to him; if then this woman die, then shall her father have no claim on her dowry; this belongs to her sons.
252. If he kill a man's slave, he shall pay one-third of a mina.
250. If while an ox is passing on the street (market) some one push it, and kill it, the owner can set up no claim in the suit (against the hirer).
This is not good because it is unfair to the people.
Assignment 2-6 After playing the Trader's Circuit, answer the following questions in complete sentences on your page. You can copy and paste these questions into your page. Then copy and paste your questions and answers onto your discussion tab. Then go to the discussion tabs of at least three other classmates and make good quality middle school comments about your classmates answers to the questions about the Trader's Circuit game. You can make comments to your classmates like if you agree or disagree or comments about how good their answers and ideas are.
Trader's Circuit questions
1. What part of the game did you like the best? Why? When I got Monoply I felt the best because it feels like you got something really precious and no one else has got it.
2. During the game, how did you feel and why did you feel that way? I felt greedy because I wanted to get monoply before any body else had the same things as me and I didn't like the prices because they went up and down and some people were like Give me it for FREE! So then I felt more greedy and didn't give them.
3. What part of the game was difficult for you? Communicating.
4. In your opinion, what advantage is there to having a monopoly of an entire product/resource such as dates or jewelry? My opinion is that then, no one else will have the supplies and then everybody will have to come to you to buy them, whenever it is cheap or expensive.
5. What part of the game would you change if you played it again? Why? Communication because it was really hard to communicate because everybody was yelling and screaming.
6. In this game, was it better to cooperate with another player or to be selfish and try to get all the products/resources for yourself? Why? To be selfish because it is all you can depend on if it was a real trade. That is your living so you want to be greedy about it. Not too greedy though!
Assignment 2-5
Use your online textbook pages 63 & 64 to answer these questions clearly and with details on your wiki page. Make sure to look through the whole page in your textbook and the links for the vocabulary when answering some of the questions.
1. Is Korea/ the U.S. a civilization according to the six characteristics explained in class? Provide one example from Korea/the U.S. for each characteristic.Yes I think Korean has one of the characteristics in one of the 6 traits because I think it is from number five and 4 because in Korea there is a thing that some people are given higher status than other people. Like the people who leads the government and the president, gets respect, when to other people, you don't say hi to everybody on the street if you don't know them. But to the president, most people would say Hi. And there is a big big difference to jobs like I said about governing and stuff because the CEO's and the janitors are all the same people of course but usually the rate is different. For example if you have a CEO as a father, he is in the high side if you think about it. And for a janitor, he might be in the bottom or in the middle. That is usually how korean people respect and treat other people. Also, number 5 because we improved in culture and art, architecture, and science, writing and literature, and the last music. We went from traditional music to more advanced songs, and science we last time tried to launch a rocket and long time ago, we were trying to figure out how to use wire and stuff like that.
2. Does a civilization, in your opinion, need to have all of the characteristics mentioned? Why or why not?
I think there is need to be all the characteristics mentioned even though this one doesn't, because I think that for students like us to know and stuff it is better to have all the characteristics. Even though we don't memorize it, and just even look through it, it is much more better to know the whole thing. Even though it is okay with six.
The Six Characteristics of a Civilization:
1. A system of government that directs and controls some actions of the members of the society.
2. A regular food supply that is not likely to suddenly change.
3. Specialization of labor, in which members of the society perform different jobs.
4. Different social levels, in which some members of the society are given higher status than others.
5. A highly developed culture including art, architecture, music, literature, science, and writing.
6. A religious system, which might include priests and temples.
Assignment 2-4 Assignment 2-3
Please read pages 56-59 from your online textbook and answer these questions clearly and in complete sentences on your wiki page.1. How did the Fertile Crescent get its name?
Because the Fertile Crescent had a crescent in the land.
2. What was the most important factor in making Mesopotamia's farmland fertile?
The most important factor was water in making Mesopotamia's farmland. Tigers and ufraidy rivers.
3. In what ways did a Division of Labor contribute to the growth of Mesopotamia civilization?
They kind of had a war because of water, land, and buildings. They had Division of Labor to the growth of Mesopotamia civilization letting people have different jobs.
4. How might running large projects like the maintaining a large and complex irrigation system prepare people for running a government?
Because when they make a government, the lands and the buildings could form bigger and more complex. And when they have a government the
system will get better and better with a government. Having to build a government, you need to organize to a higher arcy.
Assignment 2.1
Answer the following questions and define the vocabulary (if any) clearly and with details on your wiki page. Use the links above from the Class Activity to help you answer the questions.
Event A: Food Shortage
1. What helped the human population to grow in Mesopotamia?
There were more food and supplies, and better shelters that were more big and strong. They also improved technology to make the human poluation grow and not die most of the time.
2. What does cultivate mean? Grow.
3. By 5000 B.C.E. what major problem did the farmers in the Zagros hills have? In 5000 B.C.E the farmers had a problem because they did have enough plants to grow and cultivate.
4. Using the choices in the critical thinking section of the activity, what is the best way to deal with the food shortage? Why? I think the best way is that for the farmers, they would have to crop more than they have because that can help by more farmers working maybe 8 hours a day.
Event B: Uncontrolled Water Supply
1. What two major problems did farmers have as they tried to grow their crops on the Mesopotamian river plains? The water flooded and then the farmers couldn't cultivate anymore with crops.
2. How did they solve these problems? Their success was depended upon their ability to control the water.
3. Where did the melted snow that caused flooding come from? From the mountains.
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Assignment 9
Now that we are finished with the Early Humans unit, I would like you to reflect on what you have learned about Early Humans. Please complete these sentences clearly and with specific details. Write the answers on your wiki page.1. The single most important thing I learned was...
About Austrailiopithicus. It was fun learning about them, and it was cool that an Austraoliopithecus has a kind that is named Lucy. And it was really interesting that they walked on two legs.
2. Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was...
Something that confused me or that I didn't understand was about irragation but now I know what it is because we went over it in class.
3. What surprised me the most was...
The thing that surprised me the most was that Australioupithecus had the size of a brain that could fit 3 brains in our 1 brain. That has to be really small.
4. I would like to know more about...
I would like to learn more about Homo Habilis because we didn't go really far into Homo Habilis. We went farther with Austraileoupithecus.
5. The part that I think I will always remember was...
The part that I think I will always remember is that Australiopithecus was on two legs and that Homo Sapiens were called the Wise Men.
Assignment 8
Use these two videos about Catal Huyuk to answer these questions clearly and completely on your wiki page.- Catal Huyuk video 1
- Catal Huyuk video 2
1. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk that surprised you? Why did they surprise you?1. One of the three things are the surgery. And the other one is irragation because someone figured out that
2. What are three things about daily life in Catal Huyuk you knew already from class?
2. The houses, how they changed between a tent and a house that is round. Also, about food and agriculture.
3. Jookie is a 12 year old living in Catal Huyuk. Explain three ways her life is different than yours. (Note: Simply saying you have cell phones and she doesn't is an unacceptable answer.)
A thing that is different is that she has to stay at home and do house work when we come to school to learn and have fun. Also she has to help her mom maybe to cook food for their family because it is harder than when we cook because we have pots and pans. And also she has a house that is made out of bricks but it was only for sleeping and maybe a little bit of fire. IT is different because her life would have been really harder than our life because in these days there are stuff that keeps us entertained for instance, books, TV, games and e.c.t. But I am sure Jookie didn't. So I think after finishing her mother's chores, she has nothing to do unless she has to do more chores. But now, if we are done with chores and everything, you can either read or watch TV or do your computer. Even though it might be boring, it still might be better than doing more chores.
Hominids and their Characteristics
1. Homo Sapiens: They started to make fire, and learned how to make fire for their living.2. Homo Habilis: Homo Habilis usually is called the Handy Man because they made stuff that is handy.
3. Homo Erectus: The man that stands up on two feet.
4. Australiopithicus: The Brain is about 3 times less than our brain.
Aspects of Daily life effects notes
food source?Vocabulary:
Time lines
Other notes:
Assignment 7
Make up 3 good questions for the test.
1. IF Neolithic Era began more than 10,000 years ago, then where was it started in?
2. Why is Homo Sapiens called "The wise men?"
3. For the later tools, what do you think ax is made out of?
1. What was the main difference between life in the Paleolithic period and life in the Neolithic period?
2. How did people's lives change as they began to domesticate plants and animals during the Neolithic period?
3. What are some advantages and disadvantages of the changes in daily life that occurred as a result of the development of agriculture?
1. The main difference was that they used more advanced tools in the Neolithic period and in the Paleolithic Era, they used more simpler tools. Such as rocks.
2. Some became farmers, and also, they started trading. For hunter and gatherers, they got a lot skin and wool. For farmers, at least some farmers, they had extra food. So that was why they started to trade. And also,they didn't have to move to hunt and get food. They could start eating animals that they domesticated and also, they started to know how to plant.
3. The advantage is that they when they didn't develop agriculture they had to hunt. But the disadvantage is that when they are developing agriculture that there is soon to be a lot of pollution with the engines and stuff like that
Assignment 6 Use your online textbook (p. 40 & p. 41) to answer these questions clearly and completely. Please put your answers on your wiki page.1. Read the paragraph in the Beginnings of Agriculture section on p.40 and answer the question (How could this discovery change your life?).
Read The First Farmers and Plants section on p.41 and answer these questions:
2. What is another name for the New Stone Age?
3. What kinds of tools did people make during this time? What do you think they used these tools for?
4. In the textbook it says that people during the Neolithic period could now make fire. Which hominid would this be?
5. When we changed from gathering food to growing food, historians called it the Neolithic Revolution. Why do you think it's called a revolution?
6. What is the definition for the word 'domestication'?
7. Using the map on p.41, which animals were domesticated in Asia?
8. Using the map on p.41, where was corn first domesticated?
9. If you were a farmer, how would your life be different than a hunter and gatherer. Give three ways your life would be different.
2. Neolithic Era
3. They started making tools out of metal. They used it for sawing things and drilling things. They started to know more technology.
4. I think it is Homo Erectus.
5. Cause revolution usually is like a big change. For instance, industrial revolution is when they started making machine guns and machine things to win war.
6. Domestication means: The process of changing plants.
7. They produced rice and stuff like that in Asia.
8. It was first domesticated in Main.
9. IF you are a farmer, you could have some more luck finding food because you are not actually finding food. You are planting food, and then maybe you can eat it.
IF you were a hunter and a gatherer then that would be really hard to get food cause you need to find food.
For a farmer you can actually work harder because you stay in the sun for a long period of time and also, farmers do work in groups. THe hunter and gatherers do.
Assignment 5
Read pages 32-34 from your online textbook and answer these questions clearly and in complete sentences on your wiki page.- Why do historians need archaeologists and anthropologists to study prehistory?
- What might have been one advantage of walking completely upright?
- What kind of tools did people use during the Paleolithic Era?
- Design a stone and wood tool you could use to help you with your chores. Describe your tool in a sentence or two.
- What is a hunter-gatherer?
- In your opinion, what was the most important change brought by the development of language?
- Define the boldfaced words above.
1. So we can at least know what the earlier humans did and what they made. Even though sometimes it is not accurate, we at least have a statement we can follow.2. You could pick up things more easily.
3. One of an invention is a obsidian. IT is like a sharp blade that they used for hunting and cutting.
4. I would have something like a cloth and a wood on the end like a mop, but kind of different. Because you could use to clean the floor and clean your glasses, and your shoes. That would do some chores.
5. People who hunt animals and plants such as nuts and fruits to survive. But in a group.
6. In my opinion, the most important thing would be hunting because if it was important for something else, it would be hard to survive because you don't know how to communicate. For example, like going in one direction and the other person goes in another direction.
7. Prehistory: Is a time that was a long time ago. For example when there were cave men, that is prehistory.
tools: Tools are like something that you can use if you want to hunt something or if you want to do anything with it.
paleolithic Era:The First Era
hunter and gatherer: People who are together and hunt animals and look for plants to eat.
Assignment 4
Please read pages 29 & 30 from your online textbook and answer these questions clearly and in complete sentences on your wiki page.1. On which continent were Lucy and other hominids found?
1. Lucy was found in Africa
2. What is the scientific name of Lucy?
2. It is Australiopithecus.
3. How long ago did Lucy live?
3. About 3 million years ago.
4. What was an important step in human development?
4. The australiopithecus walked in 2 legs.
5. Describe and explain how these hominids are different from each other. Use the charts about the hominids on page 30 to help you with the answer.
Make sure your answer is clear and detailed.
6. Which hominid are you?
I am Homo sapiens. And maybe Homo habilis. KIDDING!
Assignment 1
Using your notes and page 4 from your online textbook, answer the following questions on your wiki page.1. Were you born in a BCE year or an CE year?
2. Put the following dates in order: AD 2000, 3100 BC, 15 BCE, AD 476, AD 3, CE 1215
3. If you read that an event happened c. AD 1000, what would that mean? Type in the content of your page here.
Answers:
1. I was born in the year CE.
2. 3100 BC, 15 BCE, AD 2000, AD 476, CE 1215
3. c. AD 1000 is when people don't really know where they came from. Like the exact name and date they started to appear.
Please use horizontal rule.
Assignment 2 **
1. Is BCE and BC the same? Or is something more earlier?
1. Answer: They are both the same. It just matters about the number. For instance, 3000 BCE and 1000 BC, the 3000 BCE is earlier.
2. Between the year 1490's to 2000 what happened?
2. Answer: Columbus reaches the America. telephone is invented, color TV is invented.
3. What does AD stand for in this other word?
3. After Death
4.
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Assignment 3
1. What were your roles in the 'Creation of a Puppet Show' project?2. What Problems did your group run into?
3. How did your group deal with these problems?
4. Identify two similarities between all of the origin stories.
5. Compare and Contrast any of the two origin stories presented in class (at least one paragraph).
1. My roles were Teffnut, first part of narrator and handing the waves.
2. My team ran into a problem that our puppets wouldn't look like the way it is supposed to.
3. We cut really like good so it will look nicer. Also, we tried it in the shadow.
4. They made humans by mistake or on purpose all the time.
5. The Ra made humans accidently but also, he kind of made gods because he was lonely. And the Chinese origin story is the same. She made humans because she was lonely. Ra made humans with tears. But with the Chinese origin story, they might use ropes to make people, but they made humans in the same feeling. Such as being lonely. Even though Ra made humans accidently they still had the same feeling.